May31, 2015 - Major Emergency signal 10-60 at Manhattan box 729 Located at 261 Madison Ave & E 38th Street. As a crane was raising up a huge chiller unit to the top of a 30 story building, The cable suddeenly collapsed, sending the unit crashing down 28 stories severly damaging a number of buildings and injuring 10 people. The collapse caused a large hole in the building on the 28th floor and damaged numerous windows. The strret was full of debris. After the injured were removed, firefighters did a search and the braced 3 of the damaged floors and took numerous windows that were in danger of falling.

The damage can been seen on 261 Madison Ave. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

This gaping hole was a result of the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

A close up of the hole in the upper part of the building. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Parts of the air-conditioning unit are impaled into the building. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Debris is all over Madison Avenue. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

The two passengers in this car escaped with no injuries. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Parts of the Chiller unit rest on Madison Avenue. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Investigators look over the collapse area. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

The FDNY Command Post Tent. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

FDNY status boards. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

A close-up of the status board. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Firefighters had to knock out damaged windows in buildings near the collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

A pane of glass goes flying after a firefighter knocked the glass out of a window. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

The crane that caused the collapse is in the process of being lowered and dismantled. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Engine 8 at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Engine 33 at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Ladder 3 at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Ladder 5 using a spare rig at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Ladder 10 at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Ladder 43 at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Tower Ladder 35 at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Rescue Operations Battalion at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Battalion 8 at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Battalion 12 at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

The Field Comm Unit at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

The Mobile Command Center at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

The Mobile Respiratory Treatment unit at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Ambulance 065 at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Ambulance 375 at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

Ambulance 558 at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.

NYPD Mobile Command Center at the crane collapse. Photo taken on 5-31-15.